agger nasi

noun

A small ridge on the lateral side of the nasal cavity.

Meanings

noun
  1. A small ridge on the lateral side of the nasal cavity.

Origin

  1. Latinagger nāsī“rampart of the nose”
  2. Englishagger nasi

From Latin agger nāsī (“rampart of the nose”).

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